Counterattack

"All troops, attack!?"

Ye Qianqiu's heart skipped a beat.

Is this the start of a full-scale attack?

"Ancestor, we have more Spirit Transformation cultivators than Star Province. We can use their power to destroy the Spirit Transformation positions and then continue with our previous defensive tactics. There's no need to abandon the advantages of Dragon Roar City to attack Dragon Ascent Mountain."

"What if we think of this, but the enemy thinks of it too? What if they've laid a trap on Dragon Ascension Mountain to ambush our Spirit Transformation cultivators?"

As Huo Yuqing spoke, she looked at Ye Qianqiu and said, "I remember you said that there is a kind of killing Spirit Artifact called 'Crimson' Gu Jinlai. Your men once used six of these killing Spirit Artifact to create a net of fire and blocked the flying swords of seven Spirit Transformation cultivators?"

That is indeed the case.

Ye Qianqiu nodded.

"Due to our misjudgment, six of our Primordial Spirit and are unable to fight for a short time. We now only have thirteen Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators left. Gu Jinlai, six Crimson Killing Spirit Artifact are equivalent to seven Nascent Spirit Transformation. Their ranks also include five Nascent Spirit Transformation: Cheng Wanli, Nie Shisan, Lu Zhanfeng, Shi Chen, and Sha Wujin. In terms of Spirit Transformation combat strength, they are actually no less than us..."

Huo Yuqing took a deep breath. "Under these circumstances, what makes you think our Spirit Transformation cultivators can break through their blockade and destroy their war Spirit Artifact called cannons?"

These words made Ye Qianqiu's face turn pale.

Star Province has never been a weakling!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have adopted defensive tactics to avoid a mutually destructive outcome.

Star Province currently holds the upper hand, having severely damaged their six Nascent Spirit Transformation with a single bombardment. If they were to still choose to gather their elite forces at this point to attempt to destroy that war Spirit Artifact known as artillery...

If any more Spirit Transformation cultivators are injured, the balance of power between Dragon Sparrow Manor and the top experts of Star Province will instantly shift.

Without the advantage of top-tier experts...

Furthermore, given that they Gu Jinlai been able to use artillery as Spirit Artifact of war to bombard Dragon Roar City, the best outcome for Dragon Sparrow Manor would be mutual destruction, perishing together with the Star Province army.

One bad thing...

Will they lose?!

Defeat!

This word first appeared in Ye Qianqiu's mind.

They are an ancient force that has been passed down for hundreds of years, perhaps...

They'll be defeated by Gu Jinlai, who just unified Star Province less than a year ago!?

"The only way now is to do as our master said: launch a full-scale attack and disperse our formation. While we defend against the cannonballs fired by these 'cannon' Spirit Artifact, we will charge toward Dragon Ascension Mountain. Although this will inevitably result in heavy losses, it is our only way to break the deadlock."

Long Xiangtian took a deep breath as he said this, "We underestimated the people of the Gu Jinlai. Since they have dared to attack our Dragon Sparrow Manor, wouldn't they have made thorough preparations?"

"Further words are useless. Summon the Spirit Transformation and Spirit Refining True Person cultivators. We will be the first to attack. Even if we cannot destroy those 'cannon' Spirit Artifact, we can at least slow down their attack frequency so that our elite soldiers from Dragon Sparrow Manor can reach the foot of Dragon Soaring Mountain. If we allow those war Spirit Artifact to open fire in full force, after crossing more than fifty miles, our elite army will probably have lost more than half of its strength, and then our chances of victory will be slim."

Huo Yuqing was extremely decisive at this moment.

The three communicated telepathically and quickly made a decision.

After intercepting the next round of artillery fire, the order was quickly issued.

Fortunately, Dragon Sparrow Manor had many contingency plans in place to deal with the attack on Star Province.

The contingency plan in front of us...

It was a contingency plan for pursuing the retreating Longteng Mountain army during the internal strife in Star Province.

The plan was to mobilize elite forces to pursue and kill them relentlessly.

Because of this contingency plan, when Huo Yuqing, Ye Qianqiu, and Long Xiangtian, the three True Lords, led the Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators to the gate of Dragon Roar City, there were already more than sixty Spirit Refining True Person and thousands of cultivators at the Core Forming, Gang Condensing, and Qi Refining stages gathered there.

As for those tens of thousands of elite troops, even if they are mobilized quickly, it will still take time.

"Walk!"

Without wasting a single word, Huo Yuqing gave the order directly.

Thousands of people unleashed their True Qi and charged forward at full speed towards Longteng Mountain.

Soon, this scene was reported by the Meteor Guards who were lurking in Dragon Roar City. Not long after Huo Yuqing and the others rushed out of the city, the news had already fallen into the hands of Gu Jinlai, Xin Tianqi and others.

"They actually launched a full-scale attack so decisively?"

There have been some surprises Gu Jinlai.

He initially thought the people of Dragon Roar City would be stunned by the barrage of artillery fire, and then he began to think that the enemy's similar attacks could not last.

This way, he can continue to bombard the city and weaken its strength.

I just didn't expect that it would only last a few rounds of shelling?

In just over ten minutes, the forces of Dragon Sparrow Manor had already broken out of Dragon Roar City and were heading towards Dragon Soaring Mountain.

"Lord Gu, let's retreat."

Xin Tianqi transmitted his thoughts, saying, "The situation has changed. Besides the two True Lords and more than a dozen Spirit Transformation cultivators, Huo Yuqing is also surrounded by dozens of Spirit Refining True Person and thousands of experts in the Core Forming, Gang Condensing, and Qi Refining stages. If we get surrounded by these people, I'm confident I can break out, but what about you and the other Spirit Transformation cultivators..."

The greatest advantage of Spirit Transformation Grandmaster against a True Person Spirit Refining Realm cultivator lies in their swift Movement Method and sharp flying swords, employing a kite-like tactic.

With this tactic, given enough time, he could easily kill not just three or five Spirit Refining True Person, but even ten or eight.

However, in close combat, even a Spirit Transformation cultivator with the advantage of flying swords would still be in danger of dying if surrounded by three or five True Person Spirit Refining.

Even without considering True Person of Spirit Refining, twenty or thirty Core Forming, and hundreds of Gang Condensing and Qi Refining, could still surround and kill Spirit Transformation Grandmaster.

Of course, if there are only twenty or thirty Core Forming and a hundred Gang Condensing Qi Refining, Spirit Transformation cultivators can choose to break through.

However, right now, the enemy has dozens of Spirit Refining, and thousands at the Core Formation stage, Core Forming Gang Condensing, and Qi Refining. Not to mention that their side only has five Nascent Spirit Transformation stage cultivators, even if there were twice as many, they would only face certain death if they were surrounded.

This is even without the intervention of the Nascent Spirit Transformation and Primordial Spirit cultivators of Dragon Sparrow Manor.

Otherwise, their five Nascent Spirit Transformation would have died even faster.

"The Sparrow Sword Immortal of Dragon Sparrow Manor truly has great courage."

Gu Jinlai said, "However, they are sorely mistaken if they think they can defeat us this way."

He said directly to Xin Tianqi and the others, "Star Lord Xin, you should lead your men to retreat to the foot of Dragon Soaring Mountain and order the Demon God's personal guards to prepare for an attack."

Upon hearing this, Xin Tianqi quickly realized something. "Lord Gu, you intend to..."

"Huo Yuqing's choice to concentrate his best fighters to launch a preemptive strike is tantamount to courting death."

Gu Jinlai said heavily, "The trump card in my hand is an area-of-effect attack. If used successfully, many experts from Dragon Sparrow Manor will be wiped out in one battle."

"Is this really true!?"

Xin Tianqi's eyes lit up.

"Nature."

Gu Jinlai said, "Lord Xin, you should retreat for now, and then prepare to pursue the remaining defeated troops of Dragon Sparrow Manor."

After saying that, he added with a smile, "Of course, for safety's sake, we'll have the artillery bombard Huo Yuqing all the way to distract their minds and energy, so as not to expose any flaws in advance and cause them to scatter and escape in all directions."

"Good!"

Xin Tianqi nodded heavily. "After you unleash your trump card and severely injure the people of Dragon Sparrow Manor, we will immediately lead our troops to charge and wipe out this group of Dragon Sparrow Manor's elites. If we can leave this group of elites behind... even if only half of them can be left behind, the battle of Dragon Roar City can be considered to have been won."

"Go."

This Gu Jinlai.

Xin Tianqi immediately stopped hesitating.

They quickly gathered Lu Zhanfeng and the others and left.

During this time, he also had Cheng Wanli, whose build was similar to Gu Jinlai's, put on a heavy suit of armor to disguise him as Gu Jinlai, thus exposing him to those with ulterior motives.

The great battle between Star Province and Jiangzhou attracted the attention of countless people.

At this moment, countless eyes are fixed on this battlefield.

Birds soaring in the sky and observation arrays set up on a mountain peak are all means for them to observe the battlefield.

Although these forces had difficulty obtaining firsthand key information, they were able to learn about Xin Tianqi and others' actions, which they had no intention of concealing, immediately, and then through other channels, the information was disseminated to the people of Longque Manor.

This would naturally make it easier for Gu Jinlai unleash his trump card and wipe out Huo Yuqing and the others in one fell swoop.

Xin Tianqi and the others evacuated.

On Dragon Mountain, cannons roared and opened fire.

Amidst billowing smoke and sparks, dozens of shells pounded into the Longque Manor troops who were rapidly charging towards Longteng Mountain.

But...

Those following Huo Yuqing and the others were at least Movement Method Qi Refining experts with exceptional agility, capable of covering dozens of meters in a single leap.

In addition, with the three Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord Huo Yuqing, Ye Qianqiu, and Long Xiangtian intercepting them with their swords, and even some Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators and Spirit Refining True Person condensing their true essence to unleash sword energy and fire interceptor shells hundreds of meters away, in the end, only a few shells could actually hit their heads.

Along the way, apart from a dozen or so unlucky souls who were killed by artillery fire, only a few dozen people were injured by shrapnel.

This scene, as seen by Gu Jinlai, naturally caused him some regret.

However, those above the Qi Refining are already considered superhuman.

Unless he could unleash hundreds of cannons for a massive bombardment, killing these prepared and rapidly moving experts who had cultivated divine sense, such as those at the Gang Condensing, Core Forming, and especially those at the Spirit Refining and Spirit Transformation stages, would be incredibly easy.

Ultimately, you still have to rely on yourself.

A glint flashed in Gu Jinlai's eyes. "Next, we need to find a way to ensure that this attack can kill Huo Yuqing while maximizing its power."

Huo Yuqing...

The Primordial Spirit True Lord.

The biggest advantage of the Primordial Spirit True Lord compared to him is that he can fly through the air on a sword and enter and exit the Azure Netherworld.

So...

Disable her main attack flying sword.

Then, they would entangle Huo Yuqing, preventing her from taking flight, and then use her as bait...

Or rather, he used his Gu Jinlai as bait to lure the masters of Dragon Sparrow Manor to gather around him and join the ranks of those who would kill him.

Then...

One strike decides the fate of the world!

Ultimate move to clear the field!